45 Bible Verses about A Good Woman

which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand [who pleases God], but I have not found [such] a woman among all these [a thousand in my harem].

He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.

House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers,
But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the Lord.

An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her?
Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.

She comforts, encourages, and does him only good and not evil
All the days of her life.

She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And assigns tasks to her maids.

She considers a field before she buys or accepts it [expanding her business prudently];
With her profits she plants fruitful vines in her vineyard.

A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.

Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.

for indeed man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

The foolish woman is restless and noisy;
She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].

Now, my daughter, do not be afraid. I will do for you whatever you ask, since all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.

For as the woman originates from the man, so also man is born through the woman; and all things [whether male or female] originate from God [as their Creator].

Her husband is known in the [city’s] gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.

The heart of her husband trusts in her [with secure confidence],
And he will have no lack of gain.

It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives],
But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].

Give her of the product of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city].

Nevertheless, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage].

Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.”

But I want you to understand that Christ is the head (authority over) of every man, and man is the head of woman, and God is the head of Christ.

She sees that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].

“If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then scorns and hates her,

Do not give your [generative] strength to women [neither foreign wives in marriages of alliances, nor concubines],
Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

She equips herself with strength [spiritual, mental, and physical fitness for her God-given task]
And makes her arms strong.

Strength and dignity are her clothing and her position is strong and secure;
And she smiles at the future [knowing that she and her family are prepared].

For Adam was formed first [by God from the earth], then Eve;

(now the man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; he was a Calebite).

For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;

She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].

I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation].

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].

“Man, who is born of a woman,
Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

A man ought not have his head covered [during worship], since he is the image and [reflected] glory of God; but the woman is [the expression of] man’s glory.

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the matters of the Lord, how to be holy and set apart both in body and in spirit; but a married woman is concerned about worldly things, how she may please her husband.

She was boisterous and rebellious;
She would not stay at home.

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

She looks well to how things go in her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.

And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man.

For she has cast down many [mortally] wounded;
Indeed, all who were killed by her were strong.

She opens her mouth in [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue [giving counsel and instruction].

to be sensible, pure, makers of a home [where God is honored], good-natured, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

So in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

For in this way in former times the holy women, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands and adapting themselves to them;